It is reported that China imported 709,605 tonnes of manganese ore in June 2009, up by 15% MoM as compared to 617,146 tonnes in May and almost the same as 712,667 tonnes in June 2008.

As per report, the main manganese ore import resources are Australia 281,549 tonnes, up by 240% MoM, South Africa 164,645 tonnes, up by 83.3% MoM, Gabon 89,005 tonnes, Ghana 27,024 tonnes, Myanmar 22,067 tonnes, Kazakhstan 14,802 tonnes and Brazil 14,688 tonnes.